Chapter 34

JESSIE It’s been two days since I first learned about Shane’s ex-fiancée and he has mostly avoided me since. Who would have thought it would annoy him so much that I called him Shay? He didn’t seem to mind when Erin purred it in his ear. I sit in the den, looking at his office door, wondering whether to just go in there and clear the air with him because I can’t stand this constant tension between the two of us. I seem to be always pushing his buttons lately, and not in a good way either. I put the magazine I’ve been reading down on the sofa and stand up as voices approach from the hallway. Straining my ears, I’m sure it’s Erin’s voice. What the hell is she doing back here again? Sure enough, a few seconds later, she glides gracefully past the living area in her impossibly high heels and heads straight to Shane’s office. I sit down, picking up my magazine and flicking through it, but I can hardly focus on anything. I stand up and make my way into the kitchen. I need to stop obsessing a